Machines
The Case For Additive Technology In EDM
Producing fine finishes on EDMed surfaces has long been a goal, especially for mold and die shops that operate ram-type electrical discharge machines. Lately, there has been renewed interest in using additives in the dielectric oil to achieve ultra fine finishes with graphite electrodes without excessive burn times.
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Methods' Revamped Lineup Features Advanced Technology
“Smart” machine tools. Spindles reaching 60,000 rpm. Affordable robots for load/unload.
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High-Precision Mold Shop Cuts EDM Machining Time By 40 Percent
Finally tiring of the tedious cutting times, marginal finishes and excessive secondary operations coupled with automatic wire feeder problems, this mold shop owner sought-and found-an alternative.
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The Right Tool, Right Away
In-house custom tool grinding extends the reach of CNC machining.
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Better Parts, Better Process
For most of us, a hobby is what we do outside work. Not so for this New York shop. With the application of multi-process machine tools, a successful metalworking business has grown from a love of radio-controlled race cars.
Read MorePrecision Machining Grows Larger
By adding new machines, this company earned new business they wouldn't even have considered in the past and allowed them to deliver large precision-machined parts to their customers much faster than ever before.
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The New Face Of Creep Feed Grinding
Creep feed grinding allows a hardened workpiece to be machined from the solid in a single pass, replacing milling, broaching or other types of grinding. Compact, more affordable creep feed grinding machines now make this process attractive in a wider range of applications.
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Shop Adds CNC Grinding To Its Mix
Of all the metalworking processes, grinding is probably the most application specific. In a job shop environment, however, flexibility is the key to successful grinding. Here's a look at how one captive job shop successfully transitioned from manual to CNC grinding while standardizing its grinding process parameters to accommodate the demands of low volume, high mix production requirements.
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Milling With Waterjet
Machine with abrasive waterjet and control the depth of cut. For the right parts, this fledgling process may offer a compelling alternative.
Read MoreAll-Digital Upgrade Starts At The Low End
An all-digital control package will soon be standard on many machining center models from Cincinnati Machine (Cincinnati, Ohio). For now, the technology is standard on the "Arrow" line of vertical machining centers. Cincinnati didn't begin the upgrade with its high-end machines, but instead with its lowest-cost VMC family.
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